Paige and the Acipot Tree

DOES THIS WORK??? AHHHH!! I can't get this to work on my familys blog!!

OK I'm Here!

I know that I have been a slacker and haven't posted anything so I'm finally sitting down to do it. I figured that the more we all post, the more new pictures Ashley has to put up of precious little Elli so she's always on top. First of all, Katie I emailed you the same time that I emailed everyone else I swear. We had only told our families and a few other people and I sat down and emailed all of you. I remember specifically because I talked about the Christmas email you sent and how cute it was and I asked you a bunch of questions and everything. You're the only one I didn't hear back from so I just thought you were busy or something. I am so so sorry though, I feel bad but I emailed you I promise! I love you don't hate me I swear I emailed you! Anyway, yes Jesse and I are having a baby. Ashley made it look so fun so I guess we'll copy her. JK. Things have been going really good. I haven't been sick at all and I've felt great so I can't complain about anything. I've been a little extra tired but that's it. We had our ultrasound two days ago and she thinks it's going to be a girl. She's not sure because the baby was all curled up and comfortable and didn't want to move, so she said don't go out and buy everything pink but she thinks it's a girl. So we're excited. Jesse's already worried about having a girl teenager though. I told him we have awhile before we have to worry about that. The ultrasound was really neat. It's crazy to see that there is actually a little baby in there. We could see her face and her little heart beating and everything. It's pretty amazing. Anyway, everything else is going good for us. I'm still working at the physical therapy place. Jesse just started his last semester of school. Halleluiah. (They do actually finish girls just hang in there). He'll graduate in May in Construction Management and he actually just got a job with SRP as a contract administrator. They hired him kind of for an internship this semester and if all goes well they will offer him a full time position when he graduates. We are excited about that and feel very blessed. That means that we will probably be here in Arizona for awhile though so if anyone wants to move to or back to Arizona that would be really cool. Hey we should plan something and sometime all get together though. I miss you girls. Maybe we will plan a trip to Idaho sometime soon. My little brother is coming home from his mission in the Philippines in two weeks. We are super excited about that. My sister is coming down with her two little boys so that will be fun. Anyway, I've rambled long enough. I love you all and keep posting stuff because I love seeing pictures and reading about you all. Here's a couple pictures, I hope they go through. The first one is her face and arm and the second one is her leg. (I think her's and not his).

Where's Robin Dobin Doo Doo??

Okay, where are you Robin?? We all know you have some news to share. Okay, so you've told us all seperately, now get on here and talk to us about it on here so we can hear how you're doing. And gives us some updates and pictures of how the progress is going. We just want to live the experience with you, you cute thing!!

Love you.....Ashley

Sorry I know that I haven't chatted in a while...but how is everyone? Things are going good here. I had a great christmas break. It was so nice to be home for 3 weeks. I worked with the SLP at the elementary during the break, so that gave me something to do. Now I'm back in school trying to finish my last semester...it's going to be a rough one but I'll manage. My family is doing good. My youngest sister is moving to Texas next week, so the family is pretty sad about that. My other sister Teri is having a baby in March, so the family just keeps growing. They keep telling me to get on the ban wagon and get married, but I think I'll just wait I'm having too much fun playing. Hey Melissa have you talked to Roo? I haven't seen or heard from her in 5 years, so I was just wondering. Well I love reading your posts and the pictures are great. I will try and post some here soon. Hope that everyone is doing fantastic. Talk to you soon!
Love ya,
Bobbie

I'm here!! I'm here!!

I really am so sad to put those adorable pics of Elli below me, but it must be done! If I could stick my blog somewhere in the middle I would. Anyway, HI!! I'm alive! It's Katie, remember me? :) Well, it's like 7:30 in the morning and who would have ever thought I'd be up this early in my life?? But I am! And I feel great! I'm going to this Step Kick Kardio (that's what the class is called, not my stupid spelling!) at BYU every MWF from 6 to 7 IN THE MORNING!! And then I'm doing Yoga every TTh at night and Saturday mornings! It's time to get in shape!! WOO!! Well, in my Step Kick Kardio class it's a mix of step, kickboxing, pilates, and more and it switches off each day. Anyway, this morning we did kickboxing and it totally reminded me of Ashley doing her Tae Bo!! **upper cut**jab**kick**kick** haha, Anyway, it was a lot of fun! And then Bryson and I had been going running every night (until I started the yoga class at night)...I swear guys, the next time you see me...I'm going to be like the next...like female Richards Simmons or Kathy Smith or...I can't think of any other famous exercise people. Well, besides my new found love of exercising...nothing new or big or exciting going on here. Well, actually I guess if you consider Bryson dropping out of BYU Provo big...YEAH, Bryson's done with BYU Provo. After much thought and prayer and consideration, we decided it was silly of us to pay ($2500+) on schooling when he's not really getting anywhere right now. So he is deferring this semester and just working for now (at the MTC right now, but we're seeing if he can get a full time job else where) and then who knows what we'll do. We're going to try to get back into BYU Idaho, however, we both have more than the maximum credit limit for returning or transferring students. So we're going to have to put up a fight. They said that I have a better chance of getting in cause I don't have quite as many credits, but Bryson will have to fight for it. However, we feel that if they just hear us out (which they will), they'll understand that he hasn't been just playing here, but really working hard to get into a program that is just being stupid....Anyway, so we are really hopeful that they'll understand. Keep us in your prayers. Cause if we don't make it back into BYU Idaho, we don't really know what we're going to do. There is always the option of staying here or going to Vegas, but we really really feel good about going back to Idaho...so...yeah, that's what's new here. Um, what else? Typing is going well for me. I picked up some typing on the side for another company, so I'm getting more typing and keeping more busy. But still have my time to be with Bryson whenever I want to. It's really nice. Oh, one of my really good friends from California moved up here with her husband, so I finally have a friend!! :) She's actually going to the classes with me in the morning and the yoga class too. So that's fun. OH...my cousin Marissa is moving down here with her husband not this weekend but next weekend and I am SO excited!! Her husband got a job here at the hospital in Provo so they'll be nice and close! I've been house hunting for them since she is in Hawaii and her husband is in training in Salt Lake right now. It'll be fun to have her here. She's having her second baby boy in March. Um...that's about it with us. Oh, for those that knew my friend Casey...she just found out she's pregnant. So her and her boyfriend will be getting married in a month or so. That'll be fun, I'm happy for her. She's excited...or at least slowly getting there. It was a suprise, so she's still trying to get past the shock aspect of it. But they've been planning on getting married sometime soon, now just a little sooner than originally planned. Her boyfriend/fiance/father of her baby :) is a REALLY great guy, so it'll be good. What else? Well, Christmas was great!! We were able to go to California for Christmas and my WHOLE family (all bro, sisters, and spouses and children) was there, staying at my parents house, so it was crazy, but SOOO much fun! My neices have a new found love of Bryson and I was talking to my brother yesterday and he said that Paige (their first girl) asked if she could marry Bryson and Kennedy (their second girl) I guess is always asking where Bryson is and when he's coming over. And while we were there they were constantly wanting him to hold them and play with them...it was really cute. We all just had a great time. Christmas day was a lot of fun too cause we had a HUGE family get together with my moms side of the family and EVERYONE (all aunts, uncles, cousins and kids) was there as well so that was A LOT of fun too. And then we spent the whole week after that with my family, going to the movies, out to dinner, taking a train to Santa Barbara and riding bikes up and down the beach. It was just a lot of fun. And then we spent New Years with Bryson's family. So we had a great holiday week!! Anyway, this is becoming a HUGE novel! So, I'll post some pics and get off of this thing. Hope all is well with everyone!

Love ya,
Katie

Every Christmas Eve we get together with my Dad's family and all the kids act out the Nativity Scene while my Dad reads the story (when we were young, we all use to do it, now it's all of our kids, well those who have them)...Bryson got to be a part of it cause we didn't have enough little kids. My sister Heidi and my mom did too, my mom was REALLY excited because she FINALLY got to be a part of it, it was her first time!! It was cute. Anyway, this is the nativity scene:
This is Bryson and I Christmas Morning:
This is Bryson and I on the train to Santa Barbara:
We got these, well I don't remember what they're called, but these are the bikes we rented, one was a six seater one and then Heidi, her husband, Bryson and I rode a four seater one. It was SO much fun because we were racing and just having all sorts of fun:
The kids got a free ride in the front little basket thing and they could pull on the string and ring the bell, they had a lot of fun too! The first one is Cooper and Kennedy, the second is Jackson and Paige.
Bryson and I while riding...it was a lot harder than we thought it would be! :) We figured since there was four of us pedaling it'd be so easy, but it's tough stuff! But so much fun!
This is Bryson and Paige walking back from the beach:
Out on the pier, there was a sign that said Bryson and I couldn't be there...sad! :(
And this is us on New Years Eve:

OK....no more pics...sorry about so many pics and such a long novel! Okay, we'll an hour later, I better get some typing done! :) Take care!

Okay Melissa.....you talked me into it!! I don't mind putting pictures up at all. I just don't want you all to get tired of Elli's little face. :o) So here comes some more. Here's Elli with a little hat a member from my mission sent after she was born. It was nice to hear from them!



Here's a little family photo shoot. The photographer was really pricey. Ok, maybe you can tell it's my left arm. hehehe!!

Elli snoozing in her swing. Sometimes it's the only place she'll fall asleep.

Okay, do you guys remember from living with me that I never sleep with my mouth closed?? I'll go to sleep with it closed but it always falls open......anyone remember? If not, I understand that you all weren't staring at me while I was getting my beauty rest. ;o) Anyway, seems like Elli has the same curse...so I guess she'll be a drooler as well. Lucky gal!!

I captured a half smile of Elli's. Only one dimple shows....the one on the side of the partial smile. Goofy little thing. I can never catch her in the act while I have a camera in my hand. oh well!!

Anyway, I agree Meliss.....where are the rest of you? I miss hearing from everyone else too. Put up pics of Christmas everyone. I want to see how the holidays were for everyone. Anyway, have a great week!!

Ashley

Okay REALLY!!

Okay, so I want to see more pics of the beautiful Elli!! I didn't mean to post so she wouldn't be there and so lets see them Ash! And where the heck are the rest of you?
Love ya!

Anyone there???

Okay, Not that I don't LOVE seeing pictures of beautiful Elli, but where is everybody? I told Ashley I didn't want to post because I love the pics of her sweet daughter. But I finally broke down and posted. How was everybodys Christmas and New Years? Any exciting news anyone wants to post????? I don't have anything excting to post like a new baby girl or being pregnant?!? ;) But I am still alive.
Anyways, We are doing good. I am starting school this semester. I am going to go to school for physical therapy assisting at Provo College. I am excited to start but a little nervous too! But I know I need to finish. And since there is no baby in sight soon than now is the time.
How is everybody doing? What are your plans for the next year? Any big moves for anybody? Or big goals? I want to lose weight and be pregnant by the end of this year. Those are my two goals. Maybe a baby is not so much a goal but I do want to be pregnant by the end of this year.
Robin are you going to be coming to Utah or going to Idaho anytime? Maybe if you are going to go visit your sister sometime we could all meet up there and have like a little girl weekend or something! Me and Katie and Bobby could come up to rexburg and we could all just hang out and have some good times together! And maybe Christy could come too. (I know it is a long way but maybe!!) I miss all of you and would love a little girl getaway! What do you all think?
Well I hope all is well with everybody! Post more pics of the baby girl and Christy post some of your boys!!! And everybody post pics of Christmas or something!!!
Love you all, Melissa